episode_0229

The spirit and flesh are often compared to the contents and the vessel that holds them.

The soul is the essential substance of existence.

The body is a vessel that holds him, an anchor that holds him, and a doll that allows him to move.

Most life is made up of soul and body.

That’s not always the case.

A spirit or ghost that acts only as a soul without a physical body.

A race of spirits or fairies who have achieved flesh through magical power.

“To be precise, it is a physical body that is nothing more than an empty shell with an empty soul.”

But for humans, spirit and body are essential.

When the soul is wounded, the body is also affected.

When the body dies, the soul, which has lost its vessel, also disappears.

Dead, a body with an empty soul… means a corpse that has long since died.

“… … ”

I once heard Professor Riana ask me, ‘Are you human?’

Now I’m hearing from the Tower of Knowledge, ‘I found you dead a long time ago’…

I have really complicated feelings.

How complicated it was, the moment the mask broke and complexity appeared on his face.

“… No malicious feelings whatsoever. Just facts… And it wasn’t a corpse either.”

The Tower of Knowledge, who noticed my expression, added hurriedly, flustered slightly.

[How can a human body with an empty soul not die…?]

“The circumstances were different for that body. The spirit was gone, but the body was alive, and strictly speaking, the soul existed, but it existed in a different world.”

[Another world?]

A world ‘different’ from here.

While speaking at the Tower of Knowledge, I instinctively asked back at an ominous word that particularly stuck in my mind.

“The soul of that body existed in another… similar world, but without the cataclysm.”

[… By any chance, that soul…]

The fluent speech stopped.

Then, the top leader’s gaze examined my complexion.

“… As expected, that spirit was Lee Ha-yul.”

[What is that…]

Before I knew it, a look of bewilderment appeared on my face.

[The soul and the body exist in different worlds… What… makes sense?]

“We haven’t figured out the exact reason yet. But… we’re cautiously guessing that it might be due to racial conflict.”

[tribe?]

“Did the Savior himself become aware of his own species?”

tribe.

My mouth twitched at the word.

[…I’m a pseudo-fairy…?]

“If you haven’t realized it yet, I’d like to spare you some words on that part.”

[Yes? Are there any restrictions?]

“There are some restrictions, but I also have personal opinions.”

The Tower of Knowledge, who had nodded once, continued speaking.

”The characteristics of a race can also function as a unique characteristic. For example, fairies are born with an extremely high affinity for magic and attributes, and this can be considered a unique characteristic of a race.”

[yes]

“The Savior does not yet recognize his own servant. The moment I forcefully inform him of this, there is a risk that the change through recognition will be disrupted.”

[hmm…]

A question mark kept floating over my head.

‘Recognition of the species? At least we figured out that it’s a pseudo-fairy? Or is it not a pseudo-fairy but a real fairy? Is there more to it?’

I came to solve a question, but another question arose.

As I observed the Tower of Knowledge with a strange feeling, she slightly lowered her head as if she was sorry.

‘Wow…’

Actually, I don’t know.

Is he really bowing his head because he feels ashamed, or is he just bowing his head because he doesn’t want to see me?

Even predictions of psychology or emotions through observation are ultimately in the realm of prediction through analysis.

There are plenty of cases where it is wrong.

[… Yes, I understand that part]

I don’t know what the fuck.

Is it a restriction or something, is it a recognition or something…

Whatever it is, it seems wrong to solve it all at once here.

“Yes, I understand.”

The Tower of Knowledge nodded, took a sip of water with a rather elegant gesture, and began to speak again.

“At that time, all the tower owners, including the observation team, did not have much time to spare.”

According to the explanation in the Tower of Knowledge, the original soul that should be contained in the body… So finding me was quite a difficult task.

Of course, it is important to deal with the cataclysm, delay the tower lord’s invasion as much as possible, prepare for him, and get used to the tower…

“In such a situation, it was extremely difficult to project observations to find a single soul in a completely different world, no matter how close it was.”

The Tower of Knowledge, which seemed to be reminiscing about that time, shook its head.

“Eventually, we stopped our indiscriminate observation and sent a terminal of sorts directly into that world.”

[Terminal]

“…Yes, I gave them an observation device that targets only that soul, and sent a terminal directly to find it.”

[Among those who sent terminals, was there a tower of growth?]

“The tower masters of space are temporarily connected, and only the tower masters with exceptional growth in the incarnation technique send terminals.”

[Top stocks for growth…]

The tower of growth.

A portrait observed in the study.

The appearance of the person who was pushed away and saved at that time.

Agapanthus flower…

One day, a user suddenly started chatting with me.

…

[… Yes, so the terminal found me?]

“… Yes. We eventually found the soul of the Savior, and we were working on a way to bring the soul to the body. Before that, we processed the information predicted by the Observation Tower Master into a game format, and indirectly conveyed information about this world. ”

[okay…]

“… We apologize if you felt offended by our approach. “

[No, it’s okay]

I shook my head at the sight of the owner lowering his head as if it was about to touch the table.

[It wasn’t unpleasant. It was just… a bit complicated and disturbing.]

“I’m sorry.”

[It’s really okay to apologize. You don’t have to apologize. Besides, you can just talk to the person in question later.]

“… Thank you for your mercy.”

[The story has been delayed again. Could you please continue?]

The Tower of Knowledge nodded, slightly lifting its head.

“As I explained earlier, we found the Savior and were confident that he would be the one to stop the invasion.”

[Are you sure you can stop it with just that one thing? What did you see in me?]

“Potential.”

[potentiality?]

With just that? You were so sure that you could stop an invasion that would determine the fate of the world?

“I couldn’t dare to say it with the expression “barely.” I still remember the scream of the tower master who discovered the immeasurable potential contained in the body of the Savior the moment he observed it.”

The observation tower owner, who had been crushed by the pressure, came running around to tell them that he had found a way out.

“That’s why the game is designed so that players can be anything. The potential that the Savior possesses is unparalleled, so you can be anything you want.”

[ah…]

“This world is truly unreasonable.”

An unreasonable world.

The tower of knowledge that had been directly related to him for a long time was in his head.

“There is an absurdity in which one powerful entity can crush many weaker entities.”

It is more common than you might think for a country or two to fall into ruin because of a single high-level monster running wild.

A small country can collapse more easily than expected, and even countries that were once renowned as great powers were no exception, although they may have held out better.

“The invading tower lords were like that. They stayed as tower lords for an overwhelmingly longer period of time than us, and they invaded countless worlds and accumulated tremendous power. The power they accumulated was too much for a few less powerful people to handle.”

but…

The gaze of the Tower of Knowledge turned towards me.

The pure white eyes that contained my appearance were reflecting complex emotions.

“On the other hand, if there is a being stronger than them, and if we have support to support such a being, we judged that we could sufficiently stop them.”

[… Did you judge that I could become stronger than those tower owners? Did you see the potential?]

“Yes, that’s right.”

[It feels weird]

[Even if there is potential, isn’t bringing it out a completely different matter?]

“That is why I built the cradle.”

‘ah?’

An educational institution established by the Tower of Growth.

A place solely for growth.

“The cradle is a facility created solely for the Savior.”

[For me…?]

“To nurture heroes who will support the world. We take in countless students every year under that pretext. That is only a secondary purpose. The fundamental purpose is only for the growth of the Savior.”

Just for me… Those words sounded so distant.

“The cradle is safe. It is a place where you can focus solely on growth, with great care put into defense to block any incidents that may occur from the outside. Even if the incarnation of the tower lord and the army invade, you can block them.”

Although the cradle has other metaphorical meanings, it is basically an object used to carry and put a baby to sleep.

Because babies are precious and need to be treated like jewels, their cradle must be absolutely safe.

“And founded the association.”

A world peace organization established by the Tower of Harmony and the Tower of Space.

“The Association, in the name of managing the safety of the world, has established a system to enable the Savior to resolve any burdensome threats on his own while growing.”

We connected languages and spaces so that people could collaborate with each other.

The Association also offers bounties on notorious criminals and personally tracks them down and eliminates them.

In addition, when high-level monsters appear, they cooperate with nearby forces to subdue them, and they mediate conflicts between forces, making efforts to maintain peace.

“The observation team is still monitoring the bomb-like demonic realm, and occasionally finds the worst things in the interior.”

An observatory built by the Observatory Tower Master.

The Observatory is still observing and forecasting the rampage of dungeons, the appearance of dangerous monsters, and the situation in the Demon Realm all over the world.

With the advent of the Observatory, casualties from dungeon rampages have decreased exponentially.

“I, the owner of the Tower of Knowledge, later informed the Savior of the whole story, helped him grow, and at the same time, to prevent any unforeseen events, I created this floating island in the sky above Shiyoram… And in order to spread the immature and short-lived science of magic, I established the Magic Council.”

[So the floating island and the Magic Circle… the Magic Circle?]

I was listening to the explanation blankly when my shoulders suddenly shook.

The Magic Circle.

The most credible and powerful magic force in the world.

When I read magical materials, I also receive them from the Magic Circle.

It is said that the first founder of that magic circle went into hiding long ago.

“Yes, I am the first founder of the Magic Circle. My identity and appearance are fake, but I personally led and established it.”

Now the chieftain who was said to be in seclusion is bowing his head before me.

[okay…]

I nodded my head with a very confused expression.

I’ve had a headache for a while now. Some of my questions are being answered, but I’m still very confused.

“… What I want to say here is nothing else.”

Around that time.

The Tower of Knowledge looked at me.

The pure white eyes stared at me with a hint of tension and worry.

“We have prepared many things for the Savior, including things we have not yet explained.”

[yes]

[I appreciate them all]

“Therefore, before graduating from the cradle, there is no need for the Savior to go outside and take risks.”

My body froze as he continued speaking calmly.

* * *

[Player Compensation System: Favorability]

Lee Ha-yul → Ariel Segnis Ternovsia

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“Tower of Knowledge” “Complexity” “Confusion” “Question” “Doubt” “Gratitude” “What else?”

▽Change▽

Lee Ha-yul → Ariel Segnis Ternovcia

●●●○○○○○○○(32▷33)

“Tower of Knowledge” “Head of the Magic Circle” “Complexity” “Confusion” “Question” “Doubt” “Gratitude” “Normal Person?”